Skier killed in avalanche

Season's first fatality

Montana Living — A skier was killed Oct. 6 in an avalanche on Imp Peak in southwest Montana.
The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center said the avalanche was in a wind-loaded zone low on the peak, and the avalanche was triggered as the skiers ascended the peak.

Photo shows location of buried skier. Photo courtesy Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center.

A helicopter drops rescuers to the scene on Imp Peak. Photo courtesy of Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center

According to the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, an avalanche in Sacajawea Bowl was reported on Oct. 3, 2017.

A photo of the crown and slope that was skier triggered in Sacajewea Bowl yesterday (Oct. 3). Slope was 47 degrees steep. Photo: K. Birkeland